IDavana 

Chautauqua 

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“I  roam  the  woods  that  crown 

The  upland,  where  the  mingled  splendors  glow, 

Where  the  gay  company  of  trees  look  down 
On  the  green  fields  below. 

“Ah!  'twere  a lot  too  blest 

Forever  in  thy  colored  shades  to  stray; 

Amid  the  kisses  of  the  soft  southwest 
To  rove  and  dream  for  aye! 

“And  leave  the  vain  low  strife 

That  makes  men  mad — the  tug  for  wealth  and  power; 
The  passions  and  the  cares  that  wither  life 
And  waste  its  little  hour." 

— Bryant. 


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HAVANA,—^ 

CHAUTAUQUA 

ASSEMBLY 


SECOND  SEASON 



RIVERSIDE  PARK 

ON  THE  ILLINOIS  RIVER 


HAVANA,  ILLINOIS 


THURSDAY,  AUGUST  13, 

TO 

MONDAY,  AUGUST  24, 


REV.  M.  P.  WILKIN, 

President  and  Supt.  of  Program. 


H.  A.  COLLINS, 

Treasurer. 


B.  A.  MINTONYE, 

Secretary. 


COMMITTEES. 


Program  and  Advertising,  M.  P.  Wilkin,  B.  L.  McPaddes.  Douglas  Wright 

Grounds  and  Privileges,  H.  R.  Nortrup,  Frank  Havighorst,  J.  J.  Donaldson 

Tents,  Cots,  Etc.,  . . O.  H.  Harpham.  U.  L.  Town,  F.  A.  High 

Transportation.  . . H.  A.  Collins,  B.  A.  Mintonye,  E.  A.  Windsor 

Finance,  . . . . M.  A.  Terry,  H.  G.  Bruning,  Frank  Havighorst 


Station  Launch , in  Quiver  Lake. 


*^The  Park**^ 


\r==£\  IVERSIDE  PARK  contains  over  twenty  acres;  is  situated  on  a beautiful  bluff 
|L J))  overlooking  the  Illinois  river  just  one  mile  south  of  Havana.  It  is  provided 
If\\  with  shade,  pure  drinking  water,  a handsome  pavilion,  and  every  necessary 
convenience  for  camping.  The  grounds  afford  every  opportunity  for  enjoy- 
ing outdoor  sports,  base  ball,  tennis,  croquet,  etc., while  the  river  presents  every 
facility  for  boating,  bathing,  and  fishing.  The  park  is  owned  by  the  Chicago,  Peoria  & 
St.  Louis  R.  R.  Company,  who  have  placed  it  in  the  hands  of  the  Assembly  free  of 
charge.  The  views  given  in  this  pamphlet  are  taken  from  scenes  in  and  around 
Havana  and  Riverside  Park.  We  are  indebted  to  Prof.  S.  A.  Forbes,  of  Champaign, 
for  cuts  of  views. 

For  years  hundreds  of  excursionists  from  Peoria,  Jacksonville,  Lincoln,  Spring- 
field,  and  adjoining  cities  have  come  to  Havana  and  Riverside  Park.  The  state  fish 
commission  is  located  at  Havana,  also  the  state  biological  station.  A summer  school 
of  the  latter  is  opened  up  this  season  and  already  has  secured  a good  attendance. 

The  C.  P.  & St.  L.  R.  R.  reaches  Havana  from  Peoria,  Springfield,  and  Jackson- 
ville, and  all  points  north  and  south;  the  Illinois  Central  from  Champaign,  Lincoln, 
Bloomington,  and  points  east;  the  Fulton  County  Narrow  Guage  fron  Canton,  Gales- 
burg, Lewistown,  and  points  west;  while  the  steamer  D.  H.  Pike  makes  two  trips  a 
week  from  St.  Louis  and  Peoria  each  by  river. 

While  in  attendance  at  the  Chautauqua,  if  you  do  not  want  to  be  at  all  the  lec- 
tures and  programs  offered,  get  a season  ticket,  go  in  and  out  when  you  please,  take 
your  fishing  rod  and  tackle  and  go  to  Quiver  Lake,  or  Thompson’s,  or  Matanzas,  and 
enjoy  some  of  the  best  fishing  you  can  get  anywhere.  Quiver  and  Thompson  lakes 
are  less  than  two  miles  north,  Matanzas  about  the  same  south.  Then  if  you  do  not 
want  to  camp  out  in  a tent,  there  are  good  hotels  and  boarding  houses  in  Havana. 
The  boats  ply  continually  between  the  dock  at  Havana  and  the  park;  also  ’bus  lines, 
and  in  all  probability  the  steam  cars,  and  so  you  can  go  back  and  forth  at  pleasure. 

Row  boats,  sail  boats,  and  steam  pleasure  boats  are  plentiful  and  can  be  rented 
at  reasonable  rates  to  satisfy  all  lovers  of  the  water,  also  fishing  tackle  and  minnows. 
Riverside  Park  is  the  place  for  a summer  outing  and  August  13  to  24  is  just  the  time. 


Deep  Slough,  near  Matanzas  Lake. 


‘I  wish,  that  fate  had  left  me  free 
To  wander  these  quiet  haunts  with  thee 
Till  the  eating  cares  of  earth  should  depart 
And  the  peace  of  the  scene  pass  into  my  heart.” 


c^^The  Chautauqua  Idea^^ 


Is  already  a fixed  idea.  It  started  about  twenty-five  years  ago  in  a single  location 
at  Chautauqua  in  New  York.  Now  nearly  every  state  has  one  or  more  Chautauquas 
Every  summer  the  noted  lights  of  the  lecture  platform  and  of  music  and  song  bring 
people  together  from  farm  and  crowded  city  to  the  wooded  halls  of  philosophy.  The 
' old  idea  was  a winter  lecture  course  for  the  staid  intellectual.  The  new  idea  is  a 
. : summer  outing  course  for  the  old  and  young,  the  sedate  and  gay.  It  embraces  a 

course  of  instruction  in  nature’s  own  school.  Many  people  cannot  pay  the  tuitions  of 
the  great  universities  and  the  expenses  attached  thereto.  This  summer  school  of 
, philosophy  offers  the  benefits  of  the  university  at  the  lowest  possible  outlay  and 
^appeals  to  all.  It  is  an  influence  in  the  direction  of  the  broader  education  of  the 
masses  and  spreads  its  gentle  growth  by  giving  recreation  to  the  body  while  giving 
rvilrength  to  the  mind. 

You  can  well  afford  to  leave  the  farm  or  the  workshop,  the  counter  or  desk, 
for  a few  days  once  a year  in  the  woods  to  get  something  in  life  worth  living  for. 
i Life  will  be  sweeter  for  the  year  to  come  from  the  pleasures  this  Chautauqua  will 
bring  you.  If  you  want  to  thoroughly  enjoy  yourself  bring  your  fishing  tackle,  lawn 
; tennis,  base  balls  and  bats,  hammocks,  musical  instruments,  books,  magazines,  cro- 
''  quet  sets,  foot  balls,  swings,  and  don’t  forget  the  flags,  bunting,  and  Chinese  lanterns 
for  decorations. 


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East  Bank  of  Illinois  River. 


^^The  Havana  Assembly^^ 


^*)HE  OFFICERS  desire  to  make  it  emphatic  that  this  is  an  assembly  and  not  a 
summer  school  with  many  departments  and  special  charges  for  tuition,  On 
the  contrary,  notwithstanding  our  low  rates  of  admission,  every  attraction 
and  source  of  instruction  are  absolutely  free  to  all  upon  the  grounds.  We 
lack  buildings  and  other  facilities  for  running  different  departments,  but  by 
holding  to  the  original  idea  of  an  assembly,  our  attractions  are  furnished  in  a shorter 
time  than  at  many  resorts,  and  therefore  our  friends  will  find  a rich  bill  of  fare  for  a 
few  days  if  they  can  remain  no  longer.  While  our  present  plans  are  simple  and 
modest,  we  hope  that  the  future  has  something  better  in  store. 

The  University  of  Illinois  has  already  established  a biological  station,  and 
specialists  will  be  drawn  to  Havana  by  the  advantages  offered  for  study.  College 
professors  and  specialists  would  no  doubt  be  willing  to  aid  in  a summer  school  of 
greater  breadth. 

When  the  association  owns  a park  and  can  build  cottages,  then  hundreds  of 
teachers  and  students  might  spend  a part  of  their  vacation  in  Havana. 

Will  this  larger  dream  ever  be  realized?  We  shall  see. 

For  this  year,  the  officers  of  the  assembly  assure  the  public  that  every  name  is 
placed  on  the  program  in  good  faith;  that  they  promise  nothing  but  what  they  will 
fulfill  strictly  unless  providentially  prevented. 

During  the  progress  of  the  program  it  may  be  found  necessary  to  change  a few 
of  the  speakers  from  the  hour  now  appointed  the  committee,  but  the  hour  for  the 
special  attractions  is  fixed. 


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Beacon  Mound  in  Riverside  Park. 


....©ail?  iProgram.... 


SECOND  SEASON 

August  13-24,  1896. 


Thursday,  August  13,  1896. 

Going  into  Camp.— Free  Admission.— Pic- 
nic During  Afternoon. 

7:30  Free  admission;  concert:  short  ad- 
dresses; reunion;  music,  Lem  Wiley, 
Peoria  cornetist;  Havana  singers, 
etc. 

Friday,  August  14— Opening  Day. 

Young  People’s  Rally.  Prof.  Wiley,  cor- 
netist, will  lead  the  singing  during 
the  Assembly;  Miss  Minnie 
Hamlin.  Organist;  Music 
for  the  day,  Apollo 
Quartet. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  C.  L.  Flanders 
Havana,  leader. 

9:30  W.  C.  T.  U.  School  of  Methods  organ- 
ized Mrs.  Carrie  L.  Grout,  Rockford. 

10:00  “ Demonstration  Lessons  in  Cook- 
ery” begun,  Miss  Grace  W.  Braggins, 
Cleveland.  Ohio  . 

11:00  Address,  Col.  Sobieski,  Of  the  World, 

2:00  Music  and  song. 

2:30  Lecture, “Brains,”  Dr.  Frank  Bristol, 
. Chicago. 


4:00  Free  Parliament,  the  relation  of  the 
Young  People’s  movement  to  Poli- 
tics, Col.  Sobieski,  leader. 

8:00  Music;  Stereopticon  and  Lecture— 
Egypt,  Rev.  C.  H.  Williamson,  Lewis- 
town. 

Saturday,  August  15  Educational  Day. 

Students’  Rally;  music  by  the  Carol 
Quartet:  Readings  by  Miss  Nellie 
M.  Clifford,  Virginia.  111. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  J.  M.  Suther- 
land, Havana,  leader. 

9:30  W.  C.  T.U.  School  of  Methods.  Mrs 
Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery,  Miss  Braggins. 

11:00  Address.  “The  industrial  system  of 
Christianity,”  Prof.  J.  W.  Coultas, 
Streator. 

2:00  Music,  song,  and  readings. 

2:30  Lecture,  “Child-study.”  Prof.  W.  O. 
Krohn,  University  of  Illinois. 

3:45  Base  ball  game. 

8:00  Music,  songs,  and  readings;  Round 
Tabl^.  “Our  schools  and  how  to  help 
them,”  Prof.  T.  W.  B.  Everhart,  Ha- 
vana. 


Foot  of  Quiver  Lake , Illinois  Fiver,  and  Bottoms , from  Twin  Mounds. 


PROGRAM.  — Continued. 


Sunday,  August  16— Gospel  Day. 

“ Remember  the  Sabbath  Day  to  Keep  it  Holy." 

9:30  Third  session.  Assembly  Sunday 
School;  lesson  for  the  day,  Ps.  32:1-11. 

10:45  Sermon.  ‘‘Neighbors,”  Mrs.  Carrie 
L.  Grout. 

2:00  Song  service. 

2:30  Sermon,  Dr.  Frank  M.  Bristol,  Chi- 
cago. 

4:00  Young  People’s  mass  meeting. 

7:30  Song  service. 

8:00  Preaching. 

Monday,  August  17— Civic  Federation  Day. 

Music  by  the  Alpha  Quartet. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  G.  W.  Scarlet, 
leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods,  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery,  Miss  Braggins. 

11:00  Round  Table,  “Municipal  Politics,” 
Rev.  M.  P.  Wilkin. 

2:00  Music  and  song. 

2:30  Lecture. “Civic  Federation,”  Edward 
P.  Gaston.  Chicago. 

4:00  Free  Parliament, “Good  Citizenship” 
Rev.  A.  H.  Harnley,  Mason  City. 

8:00  Music;  address,  “Pioneer  Times  in 
Illinois,”  W.  T.  Davidson  of  Fulton 
County  Democrat. 

Tuesday,  August  18— Reformers’  Day. 

John  G.  Woolley:  music,  Miss  Myrtis 
Chandler,  Chicago,  and  the 
Carol  Quartet. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  A.  H.  Flagge, 
leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods,  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery.  Miss  Braggins. 

11:00  Address,  “Our  Next  Door  Neighbors, 
Mexico  and  its  People,”  Edward  P. 
Gaston. 

2:00  Music,  Songs.  Miss  Chandler. 

2:30  Lecture,  John  G,  Woolley,  Boston. 


4:00  Round  Table. 

7:30  Music,  song,  and  readings. 

8:00  Address,  “The  Great  American  Dic- 
tator,” Rev.  R G.  Hobbs,  Decatur. 

Wednesday,  August  19— Veterans’  and 
Patriots’  Day 

Music,  Miss  Chandler;  the  Apollo  Quar- 
tet; National  Airs. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  J.  S.  Smith, 
Topeka,  leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods,  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery,  Miss  Braggins. 

11:00  Address  to  Veterans,  Comrade  W.  G. 
Cochran,  Commander  of  G A.R.  Illi- 
nois, Speaker  of  the  House,  etc; 

2:00  Music  and  patriotic  songs. 

2;30  Lecture,  “The  Last  Days  of  the  Con- 
federacy,” General  John  B.  Gordon, 
Georgia. 

4:00  Camp-fire;  fuel  furnished  by  the 
comrades! 

7:30  Music,  songs,  and  readings. 

8:00  Address,  “An  Evening  in  Mexico,” 
Edward  P.  Gaston. 

Thursday,  August  20— Popular  Day. 

Dr.  Talmage,  Music,  Miss  Timmons,  harp- 
ist, Chicago:  Edwin  Timmons,  flute 
and  saxophone,  Chicago;  Miss 
Myrtis  Chandler,  vocal- 
ist, Chicago. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Miss  Bessie  Ains- 
worth, leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods,  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery,  Miss  Braggins. 

11 :00  Address,  “With  a Bicycle  Through 
Yellowstone  National  Park,  ”Dr.  Eu- 
gene May,  Fargo. 

2:00  Music  and  Songs. 

2:30  Lecture,  “Big  Blunders,”  Dr.  Tal- 
mage. 

3:45  Music  and  Singing. 

8:00  Concert  by  all  the  talent;  readings 
by  Dr.  May. 


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PROGRAM.  — Continued. 


Friday,  August  21— Musical  Day. 

Lem  Wiley,  cornetist;  Edwin  Timmons, 
flute  and  saxophone;  Miss  Timmons, 
harpist:  Miss  Myrtis  Chandler, 
vocalist;  the  Carol,  Alpha 
and  Apollo  Quartets; 

Readings  by  Miss 
Clifford. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  R.  H.  Schuett, 
Pekin,  leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods,  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00  Lessons  in  Cookery.  Miss  Braggins. 

11 :00  Address,  “The  homes  of  the  poets 
Wordsworth,  Southey,  Burns,  and 
Scott,”  Dr.  E.  May,  Fargo. 

2:00  Grand  Concert  by  all  the  talent. 

4:00  Round  Table,  a good  time  for  all. 

7:30  Music  and  readings. 

8:00  Illustrated  lecture  (stereopticon), 
••India,”  Frank  R.  Roberson,  New 
York. 

Saturday,  August  22— Chautauqua  Day. 

C.L.S.E.  Reunion  and  recognition  services 
for  graduates;  music  by  Timmons 
and  the  Alpha  Quartet. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Rev.  J.  O.  Collins, 
leader. 

9:30  School  of  Methods.  Mrs.  Grout. 

10:00*Lessons  in  Cookery,  Miss  Braggins. 


11:00  Round  Table,  C.L.S.C.  Work,  Frank 
R.  Roberson. 

2:00  Music,  song,  and  readings. 

2:30  Address,  “With  a Knapsack  through 
Switzerland  and  up  the  Matterhorn 
Mountain,”  Dr.  E.  May. 

4:00  Field  Sports. 

6:30  Music  on  the  River. 

8:00  Illustrated  lecture  (stereopticon), 
“Japan,”  Frank  R.  Roberson. 

Sunday,  August  23. 

The  Sabbath  Was  Made  for  Man. 

9:30  Fourth  session  of  Assembly  Sunday 
School:  Lesson,  “Absalom’s  Rebel- 
lion,” 2 Sam.  16:1-12. 

10:45  Sermon. 

2:00  Song  service. 

2:30  Sermon,  Dr.  May. 

4:00  Young  People’s  consecration  service. 

8:00  Illustrated  lecture  on  the  “Holy 
Land.”  Prof.  Roberson. 

nonday,  August  24— Closing  Day. 

8:30  Devotional  hour,  Prof.  A.  Hempel, 
103.(3.61* 

10:30  Address,  “The  Yosemite  Valley,” 
Dr.  Eugene  May.  Good-bye. 

Afternoon  Picnic.  Breaking  Camp. 

“Home,  Sweet,  Sweet  Home.” 


HOW  CAN  WE  ATTEND  THE  ASSEMBLY? 

After  the  program  is  provided,  a matter  of  no  small  expense  or  labor,  a large  at- 
tendance is  necessary. 

To  hear  Dr.  Talmage  in  most  of  the  cities  people  piy  a dollar.  We  furnish  him 
and  a full  program  for  the  day  at  popular  prices.  The  people  will  come. 

They  can  tent  on  the  grounds  in  old  camp  meeting  style,  stop  in  town  or  come  by 
tram  or  conveyance  from  home. 

Churches  and  clubs  will  again  this  year,  as  last,  fit  up  a tent  for  headquarters  and 
divide  the  expense.  Some  one  paid  to  keep  the  tent  and  do  the  cooking  will  add  to 
the  pleasure,  and  the  expense  is  light. 

It  may  be  a family  cannot  all  leave  home  at  the  same  time,  for  ten  days.  Let  some 
member  of  the  family  fit  up  a tent  and  then  all  can  come  and  go  and  always  be  sure  of 
a good  stopping  place. 

The  management  will  strive  to  make  the  Sabbaths  upon  the  grounds  as  restful 
and  helpful  as  possible.  Only  necessary  food  will  be  sold  and  all  will  be  asked  to 
“remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy.” 


Some  one  has  said  that  a successful  “camping  out”  expedition  requires  either 
hunting,  fishing,  scientific  exploration,  or  sketching,  or  else  a territory  so  marvelous 
as  to  afford  continual  surprises  to  the  eyes;  without  these  it  will  become  monotonous. 
Any  one  who  has  attempted  camping,  knows  what  camping  monotony  means.  At  the 
Assembly  we  take  in  intellectual  tonic  while  we  enjoy  an  ouLing,  and  thus  avoid 
monotony. 


Havana  Lake. 


^OUR  ATTRACTIONS.^ 


The  following  notices  concerning  some  of  our  attractions  will  help  our  friends 
to  anticipate  the  richness  of  our  program.  We  could  not  use  cuts  of  all  our  workers 
for  lack  of  space.  Other  faces  will  appear  in  later  advertising  matter.  Press  notices 
of  some  have  not  been  received  at  time  of  sending  this  booklet  to  press,  hence  the 
omission. 


Mr.  Edwin  Timmons  and  Miss  Lee  Timmons. 


Mr.  Edwin  Timmons  and  his  sister.  Miss  Lee,  will  be  new  attractions  to  our  plat- 
form. They  are  popular  at  home  in  Chicago,  and  well  received  wherever  they  play. 


Toledo  Blade— TVIr.  and  Miss  Timmons 
proved  themselves  favorites  from  the 
start.  Mr.  Timmons’  selections  were  ren- 
dered with  great  expression  and  feeling. 
His  tone  is  pure  and  musical,  and  his 
technique  exceptionally  fine,  and  there 
could  he  no  prettier  picture  than  the  one 
made  hy  Miss  Lee  Timmons.  Everyone 
will  admit  that  the  dainty  music  of  the 
harp  takes  in  an  added  charm  when  the 
performer  is  a handsome  girl  in  a quaint 
hlue  gown  with  a pink  rose  in  her  dark 
curls.  The  rendition  of  ••Chi-mi-Frena” 
from  “Lucie”  given  as  a harp  solo,  showed 
to  advantage  Miss  Timmons’  perfect  mas- 
terv  of  this  beautiful  instrument.  To  an 
enthusiastic  recall  she  gave  the  sweet 
old  melody,  “How  can  I leave  Thee.” 

Cape  May  (N.  J. ) Tim'e-The  flute  and 
saxophone  solos  of  Mr.  Edwin  Timmons, 
at  “Congress  Hall,”  are  attracting  a great 
deal  of  attention.  He  is  an  artist  of  un- 
usual versatility  and  merit. 

Michigan  City  Dispatch — Edwin  S.  Tim- 
mons is  an  artist  on  the  flute  and  saxo- 
phone, and  his  sister  an  accomplished 
harpist. 

Col.  Frederic  Innes,  the  famous  military 
band  director  of  New  York,  says  of  Mr. 
Timmons:  His  saxophone  playing  shows 
that  he  has  a most  thorough  knowledge 
of  this  intricate  and  difficult  instrument, 
and  his  musical  qualities  and  training 
combine  in  making  him  a true  artist. 


Bloomington  ( Ind .)  Telephone — The  enter- 
tainment given  in  the  interest  of  the  Y. 
P.  S.  C.  E.  at  the  college  chapel,  surpassed 
in  most  respects  any  such  that  have  been 
given  here  by  foreign  talent.  Mr.  Edwin 
Timmons  is  from  Chicago,  where  his  ser- 
vices are  much  in  demand.  He  is  a prom- 
ising young  man.  and  an  artist  of  more 
than  ordinary  ability,  and  has  won  from 
Bloomington  people  a high  appreciation 
of  his  skill  as  a musician,  his  gentlemanly 
bearing,  and  handsome  appearance.  In 
his  performance  he  is  not  confined  to  one 
or  a few  instruments,  but  with  the  dis- 
crimination of  a native  instinct  uses 
many,  and  seems  quite  at  home  with  one 
as  another.  It  is  to  be  hoped  he  may  be 
heard  here  many  times  during  this  win- 
ter and  subsequent  seasons.  Miss  Lee 
Timmons,  with  masterly  discrimination 
selects  her  music  with  a view  of  pleasing 
her  auditors  as  well  as  satisfying  the 
critics,  and  shows  the  taste  and  skill  of 
the  artist  in  all  of  her  playing. 

Indianapolis  Sentinel — To  Mr.  Edwin  Tim- 
mons was  accorded  the  lion's  share  of 
praise.  His  saxophone  solo,  “Nocturne,” 
by  Chopin,  being  one  of  the  most  artistic 
and  effective  instrumental  performances 
over  given  in  this  c,ty. 

Freeport  Times—  Mr.  and  Miss  Timmons 
are  artists  and  cannot  fail  to  please. 

Chicago  News-Record— The  harp  solo  of 
Miss  Timmons  at  the  Richelieu  won  the 
applause  of  the  evening. 


Edward  Page  Gaston. 


Edward  Page  Gaston,  late  of  the  City  of 
Mexico,  now  Of  Harvey,  111.,  who  is  a 
warm  x>ersonal  friend  of  President  Diaz, 
and  latelj'  connected  with  the  United 
States  Legation  in  the  Mexican  Capital, 
is  making  a tour  of  the  United  States,  de- 


livering addresses  on  the  Mexican  people, 
their  engaging  manners,  and  peculiar 
customs.  He  has  been  engaged  to  give 
two  or  more  of  these  lectures,  and  also  to 
speak  in  the  interest  of  Civic  Federation, 
as  per  detailed  program. 


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• We  gladly  come  to  this  quiet  place 
To  breathe  the  airs  that  ruffle  thy  face.” 


* 


Rev.  Eugene  May,  D.D, 


Rev.  Eugene  May,  D.  D..  of  Fargo,  N.  D., 
is  a stranger  at  Riverside  Park,  but  an 
old  personal  friend  of  the  president.  He 
is  a graduate  of  the  C.  L.  S.  C.,  in  the  first 
class  organized  in  that  now  celebrated 
reading  course,  and  is  an  enthusiastic 
Chautauquan,  a successful  pulpit  orator. 
He  has  been  the  recipient  of  flattering 
calls  to  the  pastorate  in  New  York,  Wash- 
ington, Oregon,  and  central  states.  Dr. 
May  has  lectured  widely  both  east  and 
west.  Few  persons  have  traveled  more 
extensively  or  had  better  opportunity  to 
study  the  scenery,  peoples,  arts,  and  his- 
tory of  other  countries.  He  is  familiar 
with  all  the  grand  scenery  of  America. 
He  has  done  Switzerland  elaborately, 
and  also  the  most  noted  mountain  re- 
ions of  the  globe.  As  a mountain  climber 
e has  distinguished  himself  in  many 
lands.  He  has  climbed  the  famous  Mat- 
terhorn Mountain  to  its  summit,  and  his 
lecture  on  “The  Mattenhorn”  is  deemed 
by  the  best  of  critics  to  be  the  grandest 
descriptive  lecture  on  the  American 
platform  today.  Dr.  May  is  a cultivated 
elocutionist  of  great  popularity.  He  will 
lecture,  read,  and  preach  at  the  assembly 
and  is  sure  to  please  during  his  stay  of 
four  or  five  days. 


Here  are  a few  of  the  many  press 
notices: 

Geo.  K.  Morris , D.  D , Professor  in  Boston 
University , Boston— I never  heard  a more 
thrilling  lecture  than  yours.  I was  fascin- 
ated by  your  account  of  the  exploit,  and 
could  have  listened  all  night  without 
weariness.  Give  it  everywhere. 

John  Leeper,  D.  D.,  Duquoin,  III.—  Two 
hours  of  marvellously  sustained  interest.  I 
have  heard  Joseph  Cook,  Prof.  Swing, 
Geo.  R.  Wending,  and  many  noted  lec- 
turers. Dr.  May  is  the  peer  of  any  of 
them. 

Sentinel  ( Edqely , N.  D.)—  His  subject  was 
“The  Seven  Sides  of  the  World’s  Fair,” 
and  “Ge-whil-li-ty  Crick-ets,”  what  a 
lecture! 

Columbia  City  ( Ind  ) Press — Eugene  May, 
D.  D.,  L.  L.  D.,  arrived  in  the  city  yester- 
day, and  is  the  guest  of  Dr.  Driver.  His 
lecture  last  night  was  the  wizard  spell  of 
a poet-orator , the  culmination  of  his  thrill- 
ing and  perilous  ascent  of  the  awful  Mat- 
terhorn. It  was  the  event  of  a life-time  to 
hear  him. 

Fargo  (N.  D.)  Daily  Argus — “The  Matter- 
horn” was  the  best  lecture  ever  given  in  this 
city.  The  audience  room  was  crowded 
from  rear  to  entrance. 


Miss  Grace  W.  Braggins, 


Miss  Grace  W.  Braggins,  teacher  of 
cookery  in  the  Cleveland  public  schools, 
will  give  ten  demonstration  lessons  in 
cookery.  She  comes  highly  recomended 
by  Mrs.  Ewing,  who  is  the  leading  teacher 
of  cookery  in  the  country,  and  who  re- 
gards Miss  Braggins  as  one  of  her  most 
promising  pupils.  She  will  show  what  an 
endless  variety  we  have  in  our  food  pro- 
ducts when  properly  understood.  Think 
of  it— “when  thirty-eight  varieties  of 
meats  receive  treatment  in  one  hundred 
ninety-one  recipes;  thirty-two  kinds  of 


vegetables  are  employed  in  one  hundred 
eighty  recipes;  one  hundred  eighty-four 
formulas  for  preparing  twenty-three 
kinds  of  fruits,  and  ninety-seven  methods 
of  cooking  eleven  varieties  of  flour  and 
cereals.”  Miss  Braggins  will  carry  on 
practical  cooking  before  her  classes  and 
show  what  can  be  done.  If  will  not  be 
surprising  if  the  men  take  as  much  in- 
terest in  these  lessons  as  do  the  women, 
especially  when  the  samples  are  passed 
around. 


Prof.  W.  O.  Krohm. 


Prof.  Wm.  O.  Krohn  ought  to  be  heard 
by  every  teacher  and  parent.  The  “Child 
Study”  is  now  the  great  study  in  the  edu- 
cational world,  and  Dr.  Krohn  is  a leader. 
Be  sure  to  hear  him  and  learn  the  value 
of  child  study.  He  is  editor  of  “The  Child- 
Study  Monthly,”  which  is  worthy  of  a 


place  in  any  home,  since  it  is  a most  au- 
spicious fact  for  philosophy  and  for  edu- 
cation that  both  are  coming  to  be  based 
more  and  more  upon  the  eternal  and 
natural  foundation  of  sympathetic  obser- 
vation of  childhood. 


Mrs.  Carrie  L.  Grout. 


Mrs.  Carrie  L.  Grout,  who  is  in  charge 
of  the  “School  of  Methods”  needs  no  in- 
troduction at  River  Side  Park.  Her  lec- 
tures last  year,  her  sermons  on  Sunday, 
and  her  recitations,  were  all  warmly  re- 


ceived and  highly  appreciated.  Those 
who  heard  her  then  will  gladly  welcome 
her  this  year,  and  hundreds  of  new 
friends  await  her  coming,  in  the  interest 
of  “Home  and  Every  Land.” 


Prof.  Lem  Wiley. 

Prof.  Lem  Wiley  stands  high  among  bly,  play  the  calls  for  the  various  ser- 

musicians  as  a master  of  the  cornet.  He  vices,  furnish  solos,  etc. 

will  lead  the  singing  during  the  assem- 


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LIBRARY  ^ 

I fMIVERSITY  OF  HimOlS 


Rev.  T.  De  Witt  Talmage. 


^R.  TALMAGE  is  too  well  known  by  the  thousands  who  read  his  sermons  to  demand 
space.  Last  year  he  failed  to  reach  us  on  account  of  the  great  sorrow  that  came 
to  his  home.  This  year  we  trust  Providence  will  kindly  send  him  to  Riverside 
Park  on  August  29,  where  thousands  will  greet  him. 


Miss  Myrtis  Chandler. 

This  young  woman  is  charmingly  pretty,  and 
besides  this  attraction  is  added  that  of  a good  voice 
and  ability  to  carry  her  part  well.— Chicago  Tribune. 

Miss  Chandler  is  one  of  the  sweetest  singers  the 
assembly  ever  had  on  its  programs, — Crete  ( Nebraska ) 
Democrat. 

Miss  Chandler  in  one  of  Frederic  W.  Root's  most 
promising  pupils,  and  her  future  is  considered  ex- 
ceptionally bright.—  Chicago  Tunes- Herald. 

One  of  the  songs  sung  by  Miss  Chandler  which 
especially  pleases  the  audience  was  a rather  pa- 
thetic one  entitled. “When  I’m  Big  I’ll  Be  a Soldier.” 
The  song  in  itself  was  pretty,  but  when  sung  by 
Miss  Chandler  it  was  simply  great. — The  Omaha 
World-Herald , July , '95. 

A new  face  at  the  Assembly  this  year  is  Miss 
Myrtis  Chandler,  a soprano  soloist  from  one  of  Chi- 
cago’s large  churches.  Miss  Chandler  has  appeared 
on  the  program  already  several  times  and  has  made 
a good  impression.  Her  Scotch  songs  are  especially 
commendable.— Kansas  City  Journal,  July,  '95. 


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Frank  R.  Roberson. 

Frank  R.  Roberson,  famous  every- 
where, will  give  there  grandly  illustrated 
lectures.  Mr.  Roberson  draws  large  au- 
diences in  the  greatest  cities.  His  home  is 
in  New  York.  For  subjects  of  this  and 
other  lectures,  see  detailed  program  and 
his  individual  advertising  matter.  We 
give  from  very  many  notices  the  follow- 
ing: 

He  delighted  our  large  appreciative 
audiences  two  evenings. — Rev.  C.  B.  Ogden , 
Ocean  City , N.  J. 

His  two  tours  at  the  Beatrice  Chautau- 
qua was  packed  full  of  information.  His 
views,  unique,  colored,  and  greatly  ad- 
mired.— Rev.  W.  L.  Davidson,  Beatrice,  Neb., 
1894.  Re-booked  for  1896. 

His  work  was  eminently  satisfactory* 
We  have  never  had  an  illustrator  who  so 
completely  pleased  the  people  with  illus- 
trated tours.  We  shall  be  glad  to  hear 
him  again.  Of  the  operator  we  say  “su- 
perb;” of  the  views,  “superber;”  of  the 
lecturer,  “superbest.” — Rev.  Eugene  May, 
Fargo,  N.  Dakota. 


Gen.  John  B.  Gordon, 


Gen.  John  3.  Gordon,  of  Georgia,  will 
not  fail  to  draw  thousands  to  Riverside 
Park  on  August  19,  “Veterans’  and  Patri- 
ots’ Day.”  We  could  fill  this  pamphlet 
with  the  warmest  words  of  praise,  but  we 
have  room  but  for  a few  lines. 

His  great  lecture  on  “The  Last  Days  of 
the  Confederacy”  became  famous  on  the 
occasion  of  its  first  delivery  in  the  Taber- 
nacle of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  before  an 
audience  of  five  thousand  people.  It  has 
charmed  many  thousands  in  all  sections 
of  the  United  States  since  that  night.  Its 
broad  patriotism,  its  exquisite  humor,  its 
faithful  portrayal  of  great  leaders  of  both 
armies,  its  pathetic  delineation  of  thrill- 
ing incidents,  and  the  magical  eloquence 
of  the  description  of  the  closing  scene  at 
Appomattox,  and  of  Grant  and  Lee  as 
they  stood  together  in  the  little  brick 
house  in  that  last  act  of  the  great  drama, 
and  the  mingling  together  of  the  soldiers 
of  the  hitherto  hostile  armies,  combine 
to  make  this  lecture  one  of  great  histori- 
cal and  patriotic  interest  to  the  young 
and  old  of  both  sections.  Vast  audiences 
everywhere  are  alternately  moved  to 
tears  and  laughter  and  enthusiasm.” 

Beneath  the  stars  and  stripes  Gen.  J.  B. 
Gordon  stood,  last  night,  in  the  Academy 
of  Music  and  told  the  story  of  “The  Last 
Days  of  the  Confederacy.”  The  large  au- 
dience he  addressed  was  a notable  one. 
Prominent  men  from  every  profession 
laughed  at  the  humor  of  the  speaker, 
wept  at  his  pathos,  and  applauded  his 
sentiments  as  he  dwelt  upon  the  scenes 
and  character  of  the  great  struggle.— 
Philadelphia  Press. 

General  Gordon’s  great  lecture  ought 
to  be  heard  by  every  young  American. 
It  is  a masterpiece.  Not  only  as  a gem  of 
oratory,  but  as  a superb  outburst  of  pa- 
triotism. it  will  live  long  after  we  have 
passed  away.  The  vast  audience  that 
heard  him  last  night  will,  we  are  sure, 
voice  this  expression.— Louisville  Courier- 
Journal. 


The  lecture  of  Senator  John  B. Gordon  in 
the  L.L.A.  course  last  Thursday  evening 
was  a graphic  picture  of  the  scenes  and 
incidents  attending  the  closing  days  of 
the  civil  war.  The  series  of  incidents 
which  he  gave  of  army  life  were  patriot- 
ically designed  to  bring  the  Northern  and 
Southern  sections  of  the  country  into 


closer  sympathy  and  brotherhood.  At 
the  conclusion  of  his  great  lecture  he  held 
a brief  reception,  at  which  scores  of  the 
G.A.R.  pressed  forward  to  clasp  his  hand 
in  token  of  our  reunited  country.  No 
lecture  of  recent  years  has  been  so  well 
received  in  Albion  as  that  of  Gen.  Gordon. 
— Albion,  Mich.,  Record. 


The  Bluff  of  Riverside  Park  from  the  River. 


Quiver  Creek , near  Lake. 


‘Thou  windest  away  from  the  haunts  of  men 
To  the  quiet  valley  and  shaded  glen.” 


Dr.  Frank  Bristol 


Dr.  Frank  Bristol,  the  popular  preacher 
of  Chicago,  is  so  weil  known  that  his  name 
in  the  program  on  opening  day,  will  suffi- 
ciently introduce  him,  and  hundreds  will 
gladly  hear  him  and  join  the  universal 
verdict  that  no  man  can  put  more  fire 
and  sense  into  human  speech  than  this 
same  Dr.  Bristol. 


Dr.  Bristol  swept  all  the  chords  of  elo- 
quence, and  was  applauded  to  the  echo. 
He  was  sharp,  rapid,  and  thrilling.—  Daily 
Advocate , St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Bristol  is  truly  an  accomplished 
orator,  whose  great  mental  energy  con- 
trolled so  charmingly,  reminds  one  quite 
forcibly  of  the  almost  incomparable  Wen- 
dell Phillips.—  Benton  Harbor  Palladium. 


John  G.  Woolley 

Who  is  called  the  John  B.  Gough  of  the  will  hear  him  for  the  first  time,  on  ‘ Re- 
platform, never  fails  to  move  and  please  former’s  Day,”  and  mark  a new  event  in 

his  hearers.  Those  who  have  heard  him  their  lives, 
will  come  to  hear  him  again,  and  many 


Prof.  Coultas. 

Prof.  Coultas  needs  no  introduction  at  awhile  at  the  Park.  All  will  enjoy  his 
Havana,  and  among  the  educators  of  the  lecture, 
state.  He  will  visit  old  friends  and  rest 


Col.  John 

Col.  John  Sobieski's  history  reads  like  a 
thrilling  romance  of  the  middle  ages,  and 
he  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most  patri- 
otic and  eloquent  citizens  of  his  adopted 


Sobieski. 

country.  He  will  be  present  on  opening 
day  only— other  engagements  demanding 
his  time— but  his  many  friends  will  greet 
him  at  Riverside  Park,  if  only  for  a day. 


Hon.  W.  G.  Cochran. 


Hon.  W.  G.  Cochran,  of  Sullivan.  111., 
who  will  speak  to  the  veterans  of  the  G. 
A.  R.  on  August  19.  is  an  all  round  man. 
Coming  out  of  the  army  a boy  he  settled 
down  on  a farm  with  his  young  Christian 
wife ; he  has  prospered,  and  is  now  a good 


preacher,  as  well  as  a good  lawyer.  He 
has  been  twice  speaker  of  the  house,  and 
is  now  Commander  of  the  State  in  the 
G.A.R.  He  will  make  many  friends  at  Riv- 
erside Park. 


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Matanzas  Lake. 


